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Essence Martins’ musical journey has been anything but conventional. The singer-songwriter grew up with music all around her, R&B melodies filled her childhood home in London on Sundays (her family’s chosen day dedicated to cleaning), fostering her love for music. This ever-growing passion for music, though, competed with tennis for Martins’ time. Martins and her… Read more
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The sun was shining on Lake Erie as I took a pre-concert walk around Buffalo’s Outer Harbor. I had only been to the Terminal B music venue once before; nonetheless, the venue was unforgettable and I was eager to explore before the show began at 6:30. On my stroll by the water, I passed bikers,… Read more
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Glancing around Buffalo’s Iron Works before the show began, I saw chatty friend groups and couples outfitted in jeans, overalls, and baggy t-shirts, mirroring the venue; posters of bands plastered the well-worn brick walls, garage doors were lifted up for entrances, and the space was dimly lit, creating a casual ambiance that matched the crowd.… Read more
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Nashville based singer/songwriter Cece Coakley has been honing in on making songs with honest storytelling and unique guitar riffs since beginning to release in 2022. She has developed a discography that highlights the complex emotions of young adulthood, making listeners feel seen and encourages them to embrace the messiness of this period of their lives.… Read more
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In the midst of the bars, clubs, and restaurants on Chippewa Street, the heart of Buffalo’s entertainment district, I finally had the chance to step through the doors of Rec Room. As the Sabres’ first period wrapped up on Rec Room’s television screens, Beeson, an indie pop singer/songwriter hailing from Gilbert, Arizona, walked onstage in… Read more
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Like many others, I have been following indie rock artist Joe P’s music career ever since his release of “Off My Mind” in 2021. While some artists are one-hit-wonders where that song on the very top of their Spotify profile is all anyone streams, Joe Parella is different: every song he makes is unique yet… Read more
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As I write this article, I am on a 12-hour drive home from North Carolina. I have been cycling through activities including staring out the window mindlessly, reading All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Donald S. Passman, and studying for my AP Government class. I am bored out of my mind,… Read more
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After a year and a half, I had the chance to chat with indie rock band Innlet for a second time. The last time we spoke, they had just released their second single, “Octopus Polaroid,” and had only played a few house shows. Since then, Innlet has been busy, putting out a five song EP,… Read more
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This past weekend at All Things Go Music Festival in Maryland, I had the opportunity to sit down with music tastemaker Carly Bogie. It was fitting to chat with Bogie at the festival as she was the one who originally influenced me to go, after promoting All Things Go for the past few years, even… Read more
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“A lot of bands don’t make it past five years, so for us to be out here having the time of our lives after 20 years is pretty impressive,” The Lumineers’ frontman Wesley Schultz explains with a combination of pride and gratitude in his voice. The folk rock band recently performed at Buffalo’s very own… Read more
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